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TIL when the band Judas Priest appeared on The Simpsons, they were mistakenly defined as “death metal”. The producers decided to apologize for the mistake by having Bart Simpson write “Judas Priest is not ‘Death Metal’” in the opening sequence chalkboard gag.

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v1Box TIL Humans hear anywhere from 20 to 100 times faster than they see so that everything that they perceive with their ears is coloring every other perception they have, and every conscious thought they have. Sound gets in so fast that it modifies all the other input and sets the stage for it.
0deYA TIL about the SS Wien / SS Po the only ship to have served in both World Wars and sunk in both wars. The SS Wien was originally in Austrian service but in 1918 was sunk by Italian frogmen. It was then raised in 1921 and purchased by Italy serving until 1941 when it was sunk by British Aircraft.
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